Written question asked by Lord Colwyn (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2006.

Music: Licensing

Question: What proportion of pubs, bars and restaurants have received live music permission since the coming into force of the Licensing Act 2003.

Answer: We do not hold this information centrally. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in association with the Live Music Forum, has contracted Ipsos-MORI to carry out a survey of success by smaller venues in securing authorisation to stage live music under the new licensing regime. We expect the findings to give an indication of the proportion of pubs, bars and restaurants which have secured permission to stage live music under the Licensing Act 2003. We intend to release the findings from this survey on the department’s website in December 2006.

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